Ahoy polloi (an island for the masses)

[Fimpagebag]

Happy Monday, ladies.
It’s still very very hot today..
No way am I going to carry a heavy tote..
So, I have decided to wear two lightweight bags.
The (crossbody) saddle bag I bought last week and my Mary Katrantzou LP on the other side…
Perfect.
For the ladies who don’t remember what the Mary Katrantzou LP looks like, here is a pic.

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A dynamic duo indeed, Mariapia!

Perfect choices both!

 

[Mariapia]

This is such a happy bag!

A dynamic duo indeed, Mariapia!

Perfect choices both!

Thank you, ladies.
They seem to get along well…

 

[Tomsmom]

My Saint Laurent tote, had to have her go figure,

 

[Mariapia]

My Saint Laurent tote, had to have her go figure,

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I love it,Tomsmom.
The perfect cabas…

 

[Fimpagebag]

Happy Wednesday, fellow Islanders!
I can’t believe how this summer is just flying by!
On top of that it’s been one thing after another lately.

Our hot water heater began acting up but I was able to resolve the problem with help from my handy tool kit and schematics.

A thirty year old refrigerator however proved to be beyond help and has since been replaced with a smaller yet more than adequate substitute.

Meanwhile my argumentative younger sister has been living up to her name, apparently forgetting how somehow someway I always manage to get my revenge.

Case in point, her most rambunctious German Shepherd finally succumbed to temptation and got hold of the pale blue Pool Float I’d left temptingly within his reach during my most recent visit.*

(* full disclosure: the fact that its interior has been repeatedly smeared with some exceptionally yummy canned dog food was sufficient to finally tipped him over the edge. )

None the wiser to my devious machinations, my argumentative younger sister nevertheless blamed me for my apparent carelessness and has sworn she will never gift me another purse again.

Winner!

 

[Fimpagebag]

Happy Thursday, fellow Islanders!

Free at last!

I’ve told my long suffering brother in law that it’s time for me to take a break from playing nursemaid to my argumentative younger sister.

And though in his own weak knee way he tried to make me feel guilty, he should have known better.

”That doesn’t work with me,” I reminded him as I got into my vehicle. “You married her, you deal with her.”

Need I add that I didn’t look back as I drove away?

 

[Mariapia]

Happy Thursday, fellow Islanders!

Free at last!

I’ve told my long suffering brother in law that it’s time for me to take a break from playing nursemaid to my argumentative younger sister.

And though in his own weak knee way he tried to make me feel guilty, he should have known better.

”That doesn’t work with me,” I reminded him as I got into my vehicle. “You married her, you deal with her.”

Need I add that I didn’t look back as I drove away?

Wonderful, Fim.

 

[Fimpagebag]

Wonderful, Fim.

Glad you approve, Mariapia!

I’m really looking forward to having some time to continue my quest for another vintage Botkier Crosstown Satchel.

They aren’t all that easy to come by. But that’s the case with any discontinued bag. There’s only a limited number of them available on the secondary market.

But once you find one….

 

[Mariapia]

Glad you approve, Mariapia!

I’m really looking forward to having some time to continue my quest for another vintage Botkier Crosstown Satchel.

They aren’t all that easy to come by. But that’s the case with any discontinued bag. There’s only a limited number of them available on the secondary market.

But once you find one….

Fim, something is telling me that the Botkier Crosstown Satchel has already found the way to your cart….

 

[Mariapia]

Ladies, I am not used to carrying two bags at the same time..let alone three…
This morning, I went to the supermarket, bought a few groceries and used the automatic cash register.
I had put my Le Pliage on the floor but was still wearing my new crossbody bag in which I had put my wallet, my phone and my keys as you already know.
Well, long story short, I paid and left the supermarket.
Once outside, I looked for my sunglasses and cap….. which were supposed to be in the LP.
Except ….the second bag I was carrying was the grocery bag…
I had forgotten about the Longchamp ….
I rushed back into the supermarket, ran to the automatic machine, looked everywhere and didn‘t find anything..
The place was crowded and anyone could have taken the bag..
But no….an employee had found it and taken it to the lost and found office.
I think I have learnt my lesson….
One bag is enough….

 

[Fimpagebag]

Ladies, I am not used to carrying two bags at the same time..let alone three…
This morning, I went to the supermarket, bought a few groceries and used the automatic cash register.
I had put my Le Pliage on the floor but was still wearing my new crossbody bag in which I had put my wallet, my phone and my keys as you already know.
Well, long story short, I paid and left the supermarket.
Once outside, I looked for my sunglasses and cap….. which were supposed to be in the LP.
Except ….the second bag I was carrying was the grocery bag…
I had forgotten about the Longchamp ….
I rushed back into the supermarket, ran to the automatic machine, looked everywhere and didn‘t find anything..
The place was crowded and anyone could have taken the bag..
But no….an employee had found it and taken it to the lost and found office.
I think I have learnt my lesson….
One bag is enough….

I would’ve been in a panic too, Mariapia!

Thank goodness for the alert store employee!

And I have to agree with you when it comes to the hazards of carrying two bags at a time, particularly if a third bag (like your grocery bag) is going to be involved.

 

[Tomsmom]

Happy Thursday, fellow Islanders!

Free at last!

I’ve told my long suffering brother in law that it’s time for me to take a break from playing nursemaid to my argumentative younger sister.

And though in his own weak knee way he tried to make me feel guilty, he should have known better.

”That doesn’t work with me,” I reminded him as I got into my vehicle. “You married her, you deal with her.”

Need I add that I didn’t look back as I drove away?

Good for you !!

 

[Tomsmom]

Ladies, I am not used to carrying two bags at the same time..let alone three…
This morning, I went to the supermarket, bought a few groceries and used the automatic cash register.
I had put my Le Pliage on the floor but was still wearing my new crossbody bag in which I had put my wallet, my phone and my keys as you already know.
Well, long story short, I paid and left the supermarket.
Once outside, I looked for my sunglasses and cap….. which were supposed to be in the LP.
Except ….the second bag I was carrying was the grocery bag…
I had forgotten about the Longchamp ….
I rushed back into the supermarket, ran to the automatic machine, looked everywhere and didn‘t find anything..
The place was crowded and anyone could have taken the bag..
But no….an employee had found it and taken it to the lost and found office.
I think I have learnt my lesson….
One bag is enough….

Thank goodness for honest people! Whew!

 

[Mariapia]

Ladies, as you know, I cannot carry heavy bags in Summer.
Hence the two bags solution I told you about in my previous posts….
Today, I decided to have a look at the back of my closet…thinking I might have forgotten about bags I bought several years ago….
Bingo!
Here is the poor thing that hasn’t seen the light of day for years….

 

[Fimpagebag]

Ladies, as you know, I cannot carry heavy bags in Summer.
Hence the two bags solution I told you about in my previous posts….
Today, I decided to have a look at the back of my closet…thinking I might have forgotten about bags I bought several years ago….
Bingo!
Here is the poor thing that hasn’t seen the light of day for years….

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What a fabulous find, Mariapia!
Love love the color for summer!